This is an important announcement for customers in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas and for those with business in these states. The counties below are under a federal or state designated SEP due to an emergency.
Applications for disaster SEP are only accepted as long as the SEP declaration is in place. For the most recent information, if a deadline is not specified below, please use Producers’ University’s Ongoing SEP tracker. Applications for SEPs submitted after the declaration date of that SEP will not be accepted.
IMPORTANT : Please be aware
- This does not mean that active marketing can occur.
- The SEP is only for the purpose of providing a SEP to impacted individuals who had a valid election during the incident and were unable to make that election due to the emergency.
- This does not mean that Cigna Healthcare initiates waiving of authorization or referral requirements.
- This does not extend waiving of prior authorizations, referrals etc.
The SEP begins on the date of the incident’s start, if that occurs earlier, or on the declaration date. The SEP terminates on the date the event is declared to be over or, if it happens first, two complete calendar months after the termination date specified in the declaration.
Arizona
FEMA/FMAG declaration: Rose Fire
SEP incident dates: 06/12/2024-Ongoing
This SEP declaration is effective: 06/12/2024 – Ongoing
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Maricopa
Arkansas
Declaration information UPDATE: Counties in bold added
FEMA declaration: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
SEP incident dates: 05/24/2024 – 07/11/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 05/24/2024 – 08/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Fulton, Madison, Marion, Nevada, Randolph, and Sharp counties
State declaration: Severe Storms and Tornadoes
SEP incident dates: 05/08/2024-08/07/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 05/08/2024 – 09/30/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Garland
Colorado
State declaration: U.S. 50 Blue Mesa Middle Bridge Closure
SEP incident dates: 04/18/2024 – 06/20/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 04/18/2024 – 07/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Gunnison, Hinsdale, and Montrose Counties
Florida
State declaration: Invest 90L – South Florida Flash Flooding
SEP incident dates: 06/11/2024 – 09/08/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 06/11/2024 – 10/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Sarasota counties
Idaho
FEMA declaration: Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
SEP incident dates: 04/14/2024-07/09/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 04/14/2024 – 08/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Idaho, Lewis, and Shoshone Counties
Mississippi
FEMA declaration: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
SEP incident dates: 04/08/2024 – 07/09/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 04/08/2024 – 08/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Hancock, Hinds, Humphreys, Madison, Neshoba, and Scott counties
Nevada
Disaster declaration: Trail Fire
SEP incident dates:06/11/2024 – Ongoing
This SEP declaration is effective: 06/11/2024 – Ongoing
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Washoe County
FEMA declaration: Sullivan Fire
SEP incident dates:06/11/2024 – Ongoing
This SEP declaration is effective: 06/11/2024 – Ongoing
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Washoe County
Oklahoma
Declaration information Amendment: Counties in bold added
FEMA declaration: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
SEP incident dates: 04/25/2024 – 07/11/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 04/25/2024 – 08/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Carter, Coal, Cotton, Craig, Haskins, Hughes, Johnston, Kay, Lincoln, Love, McClain, Murray, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole, Tillman, Wagoner, Washita, and Washington Counties
Texas
Declaration information UPDATE: Counties in bold added
FEMA declaration: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
SEP incident dates: 04/26/2024 – 07/11/2024
This SEP declaration is effective: 04/26/2024 – 08/31/2024
Impacted counties for SEP purposes: Austin, Bell, Bosque, Brown, Caldwell, Calhoun, Clay, Coleman, Collin, Cooke, Concho, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Eastland, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hardin, Harris, Henderson, Hockley, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Kaufman, Lamar, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Madison, Mills, Montague, Montgomery, Navarro, Newton, Polk, Robertson, San Jacinto, San Saba, Smith, Terrell, Trinity, Tyler, Van Zandt, Walker, Waller, and Washington Counties
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